Dwayne Allen

Dwayne Allen

Not only did the Colts lose to the New England Patriots, they lost out on Dwayne Allen. He suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter and was carted to the locker room. He was later noticed in a walking boot, yet, there are no other details on his progress.

Pyro's take: Dwayne Allen is key to the Indianapolis Colts offense. He is the second half of the tight end package that the Colts utilize, so his health is paramount.

If he is to miss time, look for the Colts to rely heavily on Coby Fleener, and use a more spread offensive attack, which means more of Hicks and Donte Moncrief.

Colts tight end Dwayne Allen is done for season, coach Chuck Pagano announced during Wednesday's media session. The second-year player suffered a hip injury in the Week 1 win over the Raiders.

“It just makes you sick,'' Pagano said, via the Muncie Star Press.

“We were all hoping that it would be something that with time and with rest he would come around,'' the coach continued. “He's a tough, tough, tough kid. But once we got the thing evaluated and saw what the doctors saw in there and what needed to be done ... for the long term, it's what needed to be done at this time.''

Pyro's take: This is tough news for the second year tight end, but his injury will give Coby Fleener more targets and increase his fantasy value.

The Colts offense should be even more potent now with the addition of Trent Richardson, and Fleener and the receivers should see more one on one coverage, which means big plays.